THE Other BEN HALL

Fresh from Neighbours, Ben Hall tells Matthew Myers about taking the gay lead in the Australian musical Only Heaven Knows, and not playing his famous bush-ranging namesake.

Ben as Tim in Only Heaven Knows

PETER BREW-BEVAN

STRAIGHT MATE

DNA: Your character in Only Heaven Knows is exposed to the bohemian and gay sub-culture of 1940s Sydney. What kind of research did you do for this role?

Ben Hall: I’ve been watching a lot of films from that period, reading and talking to people, including our director Shaun Rennie. The script is quite revealing about the period. Tim’s journey is not about coming out. Rather, he’s a guy who knows what the wants and he comes to Sydney to find it. It’s about discovery.

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Grab your bat and balls this month and dive into the pages of DNA's annual Sports Issue. Our cover boy is Aussie rugby star and model, Jacob Woodhouse, who features in a racy 14-page sports fashion spread inside.
Meet David Jones, the electrician and sportsman who did 30 push-ups a day for 30 days to raise money for at-risk gay teens. And find out what it's like being gay and vegan in the world's toughest sport in our feature on Ultramarathon runner, Andrew Hedgman.
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For the fashionistas, we take a look at the latest seasonal sports and gym gear, plus Gear Sportswear chat to us about creating sportswear for men.
Just for fun, this month’s Back Passage takes a look at the history of gay icons – Wonder Woman!
All that and more in DNA #207.